IT'S all change for members of Salford City Council cabinet following the elections.

The lead members for environment, community services and health, and service development and neighbourhoods have all switched.

Councillor Maureen Lea has been the cabinet member for environment for the last four years but will now become the member for community services and health.

She takes over from Eddie Sheehy who lost his seat at the elections earlier this month.

Cllr Lea said: "I welcome the challenge and I look forward to working with my new team and seeing how we can improve.

"Adult social services in Salford has a very good reputation so I'm glad to be going into that.

"I just want to sit down at the earliest opportunity to see where we go from here.

"I loved working in environment and we achieved a lot and I was working with a splendid team of people there."

Taking over from Cllr Lea will be Cadishead Councillor Keith Mann who was previously the lead member for service development and neighbourhoods.

He said: "I'm really looking forward to it.

"There's a lot of work to do and it's an area that is on our list of high priorities.

"Over the past few years I've been watching the science about the environment and carbon emissions and the science is now irrefutable and it's going to require some radical solutions to try and keep the planet the way we would like it.

"That is a matter that has to be debated and I just want to be a small part of that."

Councillor Joe Murphy has not been a cabinet member before and will take over from Cllr Mann.

He said: "I certainly am looking forward to it.

"It's going to be really challenging and exciting.

"The whole emphasis now is moving towards devolution to communities and it's quite right they should have a say."

Barton Councillor Joe Mullen will become executive support member for housing after Christine Hudson, who previously held the post, lost out at the elections.

Leader of the council John Merry said: "I have taken the opportunity to make a few changes.

"Salford is very fortunate to have such a strong cabinet and I know that the talent we have here will help us continue to deliver quality services across the city and to help make Salford a great place to live."